Prison Population Statistics England & Wales, 30 June 2017

Prison Population

2017: 85,863 1945: 14,708

Gender

M: 95% F: 5%

Prisoner Age

| Age Group | Percentage | |-----------|------------| | 15-17 | 1% | | 18-20 | 5% | | 21-24 | 12% | | 25-29 | 18% | | 30-39 | 30% | | 40-49 | 18% | | 50-59 | 10% | | 60-69 | 4% | | 70+ | 2% |

Sentenced Prison Population

| Offence Type | Percentage | |-------------------------------|------------| | Violence Against the Person | 25% | | Sexual Offences | 18% | | Drug Offences | 15% | | Theft Offences | 14% | | Other Offences | 28% |

7 in 10 sentenced prisoners are in prison for one of these offence types

Foreign Nationals

9,756 Foreign Nationals

Lowest mid-year total since 2005

Indeterminate Sentenced Prisoners (ISPs)

IPP: 3,353 ▼12%

Life: 7,247 ▼1% since last year

Data: www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly